Myotis chiloensis

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Chilean Myotis

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Chiroptera
Suborder : Vespertilioniformes
Superfamily : Vespertilionoidea
Family : Vespertilionidae
Subfamily : Myotinae
Genus : Myotis
Subgenus : Pizonyx

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Waterhouse, G.R. 1838-05. Part 2. Pp. 1–16 in Waterhouse, G.R. 1839. The Zoology of the Voyage of H. M. S. Beagle, under the command of Captain FitzRoy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836. Part II. Mammalia. None, London, 97 pp.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299743

Original name as described

Vespertilio Chiloensis

Type material

FMNH:Mamm:24029

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=f9a3385d-0df1-47a7-b28c-98e825846f08

Type locality

"amongst the islets on Eastern side of Chiloe," Los Lagos, Chile.

Biogeographic realm

Neotropic

Country distribution

Chile · Argentina

Taxonomy notes

previously included M. arescens; includes aelleni and the recently described yoli

Taxonomy notes citation

Novaes, R. L. M., Wilson, D. E., Ruedi, M., & Moratelli, R. (2018). The taxonomic status of Myotis aelleni Baud, 1979 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). Zootaxa, 4446(2), 257-264. · Agnolin, F. L., Derguy, M. R., Godoy, I. N., & Chimento, N. R. (2019). Mamíferos argentinos: descripción de nuevas especies delas colecciones de Elio Massoia y Julio R. Contreras (Rodentia,Chiroptera, Carnivora). Historia Natural, 9, 107-181. · Teta, P., D'Elía, G., Jayat, J. P., Gonçalves, P. R., Simões, G., do Prado, R., ... & Schiaffini, M. I. (2020). On the distinction and availability of the new taxa proposed by Agnolin et al. 2019. Mastozoología Neotropical, en prensa, Mendoza, 1-17. · Novaes, R. L. M., Rodríguez-San Pedro, A., Saldarriaga-Córdoba, M. M., Aguilera-Acuña, O., Wilson, D., & Moratelli, R. (2022). Systematic review of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) from Chile based on molecular, morphological, and bioacoustic data. Zootaxa, 5188(5), 430-452.

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005387

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Myotis yoli

Agnolín, Derguy, Godoy, & Chimento, 2019

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

yoli

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

CFA-MA-5237

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

164

Authority publication

Historia Natural

Vespertilio Chiloensis

(G. R. Waterhouse, 1838)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

chiloensis

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

FMNH:Mamm:24029

Type kind

neotype

Type specimen URI

http://portal.vertnet.org/o/fmnh/mammals?id=f9a3385d-0df1-47a7-b28c-98e825846f08

Authority page

5

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40299743

Authority publication

London

Name usages

  1. Temminck (1840:271) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59644)
  2. Lesson (1842:27) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Schinz (1844:188) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36043)

Myotis aelleni

Baud, 1979

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

aelleni

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

MHNG 1486.76

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

268

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41328338

Authority publication

Revue suisse de Zoologie

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:184) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14139) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14139/115121458) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Vespertilio gayi

(Lataste, 1892)

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

gayi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

79

Authority page URI

https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924007304680&seq=163

Authority publication

Actes de la Société Scientifique de Chili

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

Myotis chiloensis

Lahille, 1899

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

chiloensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147040

Authority publication

Primera Reunión del Congreso Científico Latino Americano

Name usages

  1. Lahille (1899:174, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35147040) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37834)
  2. Corbet & Hill (1980:63) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  3. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:185, 186) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  4. Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #14151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #14151) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  7. Wilson & Mittermeier (2019:939) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59249)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1005387) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/14151/22061103) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Myotis chiloënsis atacamensis

G. S. Miller & G. M. Allen, 1928

Family

Vespertilionidae

Root name

atacamensis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

misidentification

Authority page

192

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7900647

Authority publication

Bulletin of the United States National Museum

Name usages

Simmons (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8551)

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